Vegetables mentioned in Hatha-yoga-pradipika

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Dear David,

I have been through various translations of

Hatha-yoga-pradipika and each translator has different

versions of the same. The first set of names you

mention are in Sanskrit but I could not find any

reference to the same in the various books on

Dravya-Guna. The second set appears to be either Tamil

or Malayalam, which are the languages predominant in

southern India. I have an English translation of the

Hatha-yoga-pradipika with commentary "Jyotsna" by

Brahmananda. This is published by "The Adyar Library

and Research Centre" in Chennai. This commentary which

is translated in other Indian languages also mentions

the Sanskrit name of the five vegetables as follows :-

 

1) Jeevanti - Leptidenia reticulata

2) Vaastumulya or Vaastu (according to one

interpretation, but while reference to vaastuka as a

vegetable is available, there is no mention of

vastumulya) - Rumex vesicarius

3)Aksi or Mulyakshi (according to the above mentioned

interpretation, it is obvious that the word mulya has

been interpreted as per convenience, however no

reference of mulyakshi is available in dravya-guna

books, however the word Aksiva is used for a

vegetable) - Moringa oleifera

4) Meghanada - Amaranthus spinosus

5)Punarnava - Boerhavia diffusa

 

The leaves of the above mentioned plants are regularly

used among the tribal population of India. While

1,2,4,5 are herbs or creepers, 5 is a big tree whoose

roots are used in ayurvedic medicine. Also the fruits

of 5 are used for making vegetables (Drumsticks).

 

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